Table 15.1a. Percentage distribution of the 12th-grade SAT test-taking population, by race/ethnicity: 1998–2008

Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities

NCES 2010-015
July 2010

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Table 15.1a.

Percentage distribution of the 12th-grade SAT test-taking population, by race/ethnicity: 1998–2008

Race/ethnicity			1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total¹			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
White			67.1	66.8	66.4	65.5	65.0	63.8	62.7	62.3	62.1	60.8	59.8
Black			10.9	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.4	12.0	12.0	11.6	11.3	12.0	12.1
Hispanic			8.6	8.8	9.1	9.4	9.7	10.2	10.7	10.9	11.4	12.0	13.2
Asian/Pacific Islander			9.0	8.9	9.0	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.8	10.2	10.4	10.0	10.5
American Indian/Alaska Native			1.0	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.0	0.7
¹ Total includes other races/ethnicities not separately shown; therefore, detail may not sum to 100. NOTE: Test-takers were asked to self-identify a single racial/ethnic group. The categories "Mexican American," "Puerto Rican," and "Other Hispanic/Latino" are combined into the category "Hispanic" for this table. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. SOURCE: The College Board, College Bound Seniors, 1998–2008.